Entre o projeto e o uso: as disputas sobre as formas de habitar o mercado público de Jaguarão/RS

Abstract

The built heritage represents a memory support that holds representative aspects of the history of a group or nation. So public markets are a cultural heritage, especially for what they represent. With the requalification of the public market in Jaguarão/RS, there was a significant change in the ways of using this space. Public markets are places of exchange, but not only of goods but also of experiences, knowledge, places of social interaction, of producing encounters. The objective of this research is to analyze how the city dweller claims access to the public market in Jaguarão/RS, given that its “new” uses were designed to primarily serve passers-by. To reach the restored market, it was a long and conflicting process, which began with the way in which the old licensees were removed from the market. After the restoration, other conflicts mark the forms of occupation of the space, which is sometimes empty during the day and occupied during the night, and sometimes occupied during the day and empty at night. Another way of claiming space is the creation of an agriculture fair, which starts outside the market, but gains space inside, and is located in the courtyard. For the development of this research, a multiple methodology was carried out, with participant observation, face-to-face conversation, online conversation, observation in social networks.